Inaugural Ocean Week starts next week in Monaco

The Blue Economy will take centre stage during an international conference in Monaco, to run from March 30 until April 4.

The first “Monaco Ocean Week” will be an interdisciplinary event bringing together major international organisations with local partners, in order to contribute to the conservation of the marine world.

“It is the pledge of the Prince to defend the cause of the oceans with all the forces involved,” Vice-President and CEO of the Foundation Prince Albert II, Bernard Fautrier, said at the Yacht Club on Tuesday, March 21.

Monaco’s princes have always worked for the marine world, Mr Fautrier added. He cited Prince Albert I, a “visionary” who was the first of Monaco’s sovereigns to understand the importance of the sea and call for its protection.

Mr Fautrier said that concerted action to save our oceans is urgent and now is a key moment to take the initiative. Monaco will once again set the agenda by organising this seminal conference on one of the greatest issues of our time, protecting our oceans in order to protect our planet.

The Week will take place at several venues, including the Monaco Yacht Club, the Oceanographic Museum, the Residence of the Minister of State, and the headquarters of the International Hydrographic Organisation.

[caption id="attachment_16533" align="alignnone" width="640"] Eric Rinaldi and Paolo Sari. Photo: The Bio Chef[/caption]
Paolo Sari, the only 100% organic and Michelin starred chef in Monaco, has signed an exclusive partnership with Eric Rinaldi, the last fisherman still working in Monaco. Mr Rinaldi’s catch will supply the bio chef's restaurants. However, to the delight of private customers, part of the catch will still be available at the "U Luvassu" fish shop in the Condamine.
The Rinaldi family have been fishermen from generation to generation in Monaco, and have always been recognised for the quality of their work in the Principality. While there were still six fishing families in Monaco in the 1980s, Mr Rinaldi is the last one to continue his passion every morning in the sea off Monaco onboard his boat "Dede".
This partnership fits perfectly with the values of the organic chef and his association, Chef Global Spirit: a local approach to food supply, which supports the producers, fishermen and respects nature with an environmental impact diminished to its minimum.
The Bio Chef's Michelin star tables offer menus made from products from a Roquebrune garden and the Monaco sea, something that goes beyond any existing label or certification.

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[caption id="attachment_16425" align="alignnone" width="640"] Photo: Department of the Environment[/caption]
Keen amateur fisherman in Monaco will have to take their rods elsewhere following the government’s introduction of a prohibition on fishing on the Fontvieille breakwater.
The ban will last until April 2018. The one-year interdiction will allow the authorities to develop and publish new regulations for recreational fishing.
Fishermen have caused considerable pollution in recent years, including broken fishing lines that have created problems for underwater flora and fauna.
The one-year moratorium pending the publication of new rules will also help the harbour’s marine life to recover.